My dad was diagnosed with Stage 4 Renal Cell Carcinoma. He started a treatment this week. The treatment is call Torisel. I wonder if anyone has any experience in this drug. If it worked for your loved one and if there was any side effects and how long did it take to have the side effects.
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I believe this is one of the newer mTOR targeted therapy drugs. It is very new. You would probably get more response and better information by going to an online support group with other patients who are using this drug. Good luck.
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Torisel is a drug that is used to treat advanced (stage IV) renal cell carcinoma. I would suggest contacting an agency that specifically matches cancer patients or their families to volunteers that are either survivors or loved ones that have gone through the same experience. This way you can really talk with someone that knows what you are going through. Try the Cancer Hope Network: http://www.cancerhopenetwork.org/ Or Kidney Cancer Association: http://www.kidneycancer.org/ Best Wishes for your family
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Torisel (temsirolimus), a renal cell carcinoma drug, has been given approval by the FDA. Renal cell carcinoma is a form of kidney cancer. It is said that Torisel has been shown to increase a patient's survival time. Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, the maker of the drug Torisel, said that it expects Torisel to be available in the market in July 2007. The FDA conducted a clinical trial on 626 patients who were split into three groups. The first group of patients was given Torisel, while the second group was given a medicine called Interferon alpha, which is a comparison drug. The third group was given a combination of Torisel and Interferon. The test showed that the patients who only took Torisel lived at least 11 months, compared with 7.3 months for those who only took interferon. The difference is about 3.5months. Also, for those persons who were given Torisel, the renal cell carcinoma generally took about two months longer to worsen. Renal cell carcinoma, which almost accounts for 85 percent of all U.S. adult kidney cancer, is diagnosed in 51,000 people annually in North America. Owners of dogs are advised to talk to their veterinarians about taking their dogs along on holiday. check out this site for more info http://cancer-care-center.blogspot.com/
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sorry to her your News of your dad. My mum was diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancer last may. By the time they found it had already spread to her liver and lung. It was VERY aggressive. we where told by top urologists that once kidney cancer spreads it is almost certainly incurable and treatments are not that effective. Mum was tried on a drug called sutent sorry i know nothing about torisel. Sutent was a complete waste of time, mums cancer had progressed to far by that stage. it only made her sicker and she would have been better just enjoying what time she had left. Mum pasted away 4 months after diagnosis aged 60. it was and still is the most devasting thing i have experienced. If you need info or support please contact me thru email. once again i am sorry for news, x
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